Fertilizer-distributer.



D. H. & E. L. MELTON.

FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 13, 1911.

1,043,124. I Patnted N0v.5, 1912.

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D. H. & E. L. MELTON.

FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.13,1911.

1,043, 124. Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

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DANIEL H. MELTON AND ELIAS MELTON, OF ENEIELD, NORTH CAROLINA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

Applieation filed'l Jec ember 13, 1911. Serial No. 665,560.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, DANIEL- H. MELTON and ELIAS L. MnL'roN, citizens of the United may be covered by the soil overturned by the plow, which is of the ordinary bull tongue type, to be further intermixedand incorporated with the soil by scraping mem,- bers following in rear of the plow.

A. further objectof the invent-ion is to provide a fertilizer distributing attachment which may be quickly and conveniently applied to a plow beam to be operated incon j nection with the plow without interfering with the operation of the latter. A

Withthese and other ends in view which will readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the improved construction andnovel arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings,-Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a plow to which the improved fertilizer distributing attachment has been applied. Fig. 2 is'a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view, enlarged, taken through the distribut ing attachment on the plane indicated by the line 33 in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on theline 4-.4 in Fig. 3.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like characters ofreference.

A rectangular frame is provided, -.the same being composed of front and rear members 1, 2 and side members 3, 3. :Suitably supported upon the frontand' rear members of said frame'are two similarly constructed hoppers A, A, each of said .hoppers cons1st1ng of a rectangular box or casing having side members 4, 4 and front and rear members 5, 6, the side members 4, 4 being provided at their upper edges with flaring flanges 7. The front and rear members of the hopper casings are suitably secured to the front and rear members of the frame. Each of the hoppersalso includes a; downwardly and rearwardly inclined front member 8 and a downwardly and forwardly inclined rear'member 9. The inclined front member 8 supports an adjustable gage plate 10 havinga slot 11 for the passage of a fastening member, such as a bolt 12, said gage plate being provided at its lower edge with a comb plate 13 having teeth 14. The inclined rear member 9 is provided at its lower edge with a cut-off or brush member 15 which may consist of astrip'of leather, rubber or other suitable material having a series of slits 16. p

The side members 3 of the frame are pro- .vided wit-h boxes 17 for the accommodation of a'shaft- 18 carrying cylindrical rolls 19,

one for each hopper, saidv cylindrical rolls being disposed adjacent to the spaces be tween thecomb plates 13 and the cut-offs 15. The rolls 19 are provided with spikes 20 arranged. to pass between the teeth of the comb plates and also adapted to engage the tongues 21 formed by the slits 16 of the cutoff members 15. Suitably connected with each of the cylindrical rolls 19 is a groundengaging wheel 22 which, in order to prevent slipping, may be provided with circumferentially disposed ground-engaging teeth or spikes 23.

The side walls 4 at the inner or proximate sides of the hoppers are extended forwardly to form bracket members24 resting upon the frontmember 1" of the frame, and said bracket -members are each provided with vertically disposed series of perforations 25 for the passage of a transverse bolt 26, whereby the device may be connected with a plow beam 27 which extends longitudinally between the hopper casings. The rear ends of said hopper casings are connected above the plow beami27 bymeans of an arch 28 adapted to engage the beam so as to limit the downward movement of the frame and the hopper casings.

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The beam 27 carries a-stock or standard 29 from which a heel bar or runner 30 extends in a rearward direction, said heel bar being connected with the plow beam by a brace 31. Handles 32 are also rovided, the 'lowerends of said handles being connected with the heel bar, and said handles being also connected with the beam. The standard 29, carries a bulltongue 33 of ordinary con struction, and the heel bar is provided at a suitable distance in rear of the bull tongue with rearwardly divergent wings or. scrapers 34. In the particular constructionof the,

plow and in the arrangement of the parts thereof no novelty is herein claimed, except insofar as it combines with the fertilizer p sently seen. I

Inv theoperation of this invention, it will be seen'that the fertilizer distributer consti tutes an attachment which may be readily applied to the beam of the plow. When thus applied, and-theplow is drawn along over bereadily understood. When seed is sub-' sequently planted it will be deposited in the furrow, and the soilfrom the two sides of the furrow consisting of dirt intermixed with fertilizing material will be moved back into the; furrow to cover. theseed, thus providing ideal conditions for promoting the germination of the seed and growth of the When fertilizing material is deposited along with the seed, as is now frequently done, the best results are not attained, the

distributor to cooperate therewith, as will be r hoppers supported upon said frame in spacedrelation, said hoppers having forwardly extending side members provided with apertures, a plow beam extending between the hoppers, a pivotal member extending through the 'forwardly extending side members and connecting the same with the plow beam, and dropping devices associated with the hoppers I and including ground engaging wheels;

2. In a device of thecharacter described, a frame, rectangular hoppers secured in spaced relation upon said frame and having forwardly extending side members, downwardly inclined convergent front and rear members within the hoppers, gage plates secured adjustably upon the inclined front members and'jhaving toothed comb plates, flexible cut-ofi members secured upon the inclined rear members and having slits forming tongues, a shaft supported by the frame transversely beneath the hoppers, toothed rolls upon said shaft, one of said rolls being provided for each hopper adjacent to the space between the comb plate and the cut-off member, each of said rolls being provided with a. ground engaging wheel, an arch member connecting the rear ends of the hoppers, and means for pivotally connecting the projecting front ends of the side members of the hopper with a plow beam.

In testimony whereof we aifix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL H. MELTON. ELIAS L. MELTON. Witnesses:

RoY PIKE, W. E. BEAVANS. 

